RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 716
OP 743
DO 10.3368/jhr.XL.3.716
VO XL
IS 3
A1 Helena Holmlund
YR 2005
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XL/3/716.abstract
AB Within-family estimates have been considered a remedy to selection bias in estimates of long-run consequences of teen motherhood. A major critique, however, is that heterogeneity within the family might still bias the estimates. Using Swedish data on biological sisters, I revisit the question of the consequences of teenage motherhood. My contribution lies in controlling for heterogeneity within the family by using premotherhood school performance, a characteristic that differs across sisters. My findings confirm the presumption that within-family heterogeneity can result in biased sibling estimates. Moreover, my results show that when controlling for school performance, the siblings approach and a traditional cross-section yield similar coefficients.